Hotel code and information chart holder



Feb. 16 1926. 1,573,195

J. F. RUSSELL HOTEL CODE AND INFORMATION CHART HOLDER Filed June 15 1925 Horn. INF

Patented Feb. 16, iaae.

JOHLTFRANKLIN RUSSELL, OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.

HOTEL CODE AND INFORMATION CHART HOLDER.

Application filed June 15, 1925. Serial No. 37,032.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, JOHN FRANKLIN Russian), a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Santa Monica, in the county of Les" Angel'es and State of California, have invented anew and useful Hotel Code and In formation Chart Holder, of which the following is a specification. f

This invent-ion relates to that type of hotel code and information holders, in which the code is displayed in plain. view, and the information is retained on a roller, which ing.

An object of my invention is to provide a novel holder, in which information may be obtained, but said information sheet being normally concealed.

' w Another object is to provide a holder,

scale showing the flexible information conwhich may be inexpensively formed from a single sheet of metal.

Further objects are to provide a novel holder which is simple in construction, effective in operation, and pleasing in appearance. I

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description and the appended claims.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my holder. 7 Fig. 2 is a side View of the same.

Fig. 3 is a development of my holder.

Fig. 1 is a sectional view taken on line a, Fig.1. i I Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line :0,

Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the spring roller and housing. taken on line sc Fig. 4i.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view on reduced scale of my holder illustrating the card on the sloping top of the housing.

Fig. 8 is a fragmental vie on reduced taining sheet extended from the housing.

The holder a is preferably formed from ashee'tinetal stamping 1. This stamping is formed with flaps 2, at the edges of a card tray 3. The flaps are bent inwardly along the lines 1, to provide retainingedges for a card 5, upon which the code relating to hotels and the like may be printed.

A housing 6 is formed at the lower end of the stamping 1, bending a top portion 7 spring actuated, and mounted in a hous the end of the stamping 1 downwardly along the line 10.

An elongate slot 11 is formed in the front 9, the purpose of which will be further described.

Sides are formed by bending the cars 12 of the stamping 1 downwardly along the lines 13, and back plates are formed by bending the plates 1 1 along the line 15, said plates being thus integrally formed with the sides 12.

A slot 16 is provided in each of the sides 12, and ashaft 17 is non-rotatably mounted therein in that the flattened shaft ends 18 extend through said slot-s.

A drum 19 is journalled on the shaft 17 and extends approximately the width of the housing 6. A flexible strip 20 is wrapped around the drum 19, one end being secured thereto and ,the outer end is secured to a handle 21.

This handle is formed of a sheet metal stamping with the upper end thereof crimped around the end of the strip 20 as at 22. On the strip 20 is printed any desirable information pertaining to the hotel regulations or rules such as time of meals, vacating rooms, etc, shopping data, business announcements, advertising, or points of interest in or out of the city, etc, and on the outer end thereof on the back of the strip 20 when the same is unrolled, the legend Hotel information is printed as shown at 23, which is visible through the slot 11 when the strip is rolled on the drum 19. The information may be printed on either the front or the back of the strip 20.

By grasping the handle 21 and drawing downwardly thereon the strip 20 is unrolled and the information printed on the back of the strip when unrolled may be read through the slot 11 and the information printed on the front of the strip may be read on the exposed part of the strip when unrollcd.

ci r, or the like willnot rest thereonand burn or mutilate the card 5.

The top 7 may or may not be provided with lips 26-26, struck upwardly trointhe front and rear so that a card" 28 may be inserted and held thereunder. This card ins-v. contain'suitable advertising matter it desired...

I claim:

nhctel, code and inlorination holder ing on wnich ii'itorn'iation is printed, means to mount said strip in said housing and a 7 tray cute ding upwardly from said; housing and adapt-ed to receive a card code s printed.

i 2, A hotelicode and; information holder comprising a housing,'a drum jou rnallcd in said housing, an information stripwound' on said druin;a tray, extending upwardlyfrom said housing: and adapted to receive a card on which the code; is printed; and sprang means engaging' said drum tending to keep: said strip. wound on the drum.

3, tholelicode and information holder coin nusmg a housing having-an inclined top, .frontand sides, a shaft secured to said sides, a drum ournalled on said shaft, an:

information strip wound on said drum; spring men to keep sad strip wound on the drum; a tray ezitendingupwardly from said topand adapted toreceive a card on which the code is printed; and means struck from said top at pted to engage and hold a.-card. 4. A; hotel code and ntorn'iation'holder compr sing a sheet metal stamping formedwith a card tray, flapsat the edges of said tray adapted to be bent over said tray to retain a card onsaid tray, an integra housing comprising, a top, front and sides, said liousingbeing integral with said tray, a drum journalled lll'SitlCl housing;- and an intorn'iation strip wound onsaid drum.

A hotel code and information. holder comprising asheet metal stamping formed with a card tray, fiaos at the edges of said tray adapted to be bent over said tray to retain accard on said tray, an integral housingcoin n-ising a. top, lrontand-sides, said 1101187 ingibeing integralwith saidhtray, a drunr journalled in said'housing; and. an information strip wound on said druni; said top being inclined downwardly, said sides hav ing gsaslott'or ned therein, ashatt', tlatends onflsaid shaftextending intosaid slots, said a housing, a strip in said hous r on which the p ns engaging; said drun'i tending,

'druni'in said housing. and flexible strip adapted to be wound on said drum and havndiciaz printed thereon that may be 9nd through the elongate slot in the front of said hoiising.

7. T he combination of a housing having a top, side walls a slotted front wall and an opening-in its bottom; aholder extendiug'upward "-roni said housing; said holder'to retain a card thereon,a drum rotatablyhmountedin the housing aiid a flexible strip adapted to be wound on said drum and extended through the opening in the hottoin' of said housing indicia printed on both sides thereof, the indicia on one side of said strip being readable through the slot in said front wall as the. striplis extended from said housing, and the indicia on the other side or" said strip being-readablevloelow said housing when the strip is extended from the housing.

8.-A device of the character setxtorth comprising a housing having a top, side walls, a slotted front wall and an opening in its bottom ;-a drum rotatably mounted in said housing; aflexible strip secured to said drum and adapted to be wound thereon and extended through the opening in the bottom of said housing and indicia' printed on said strip adapted tobe read through'the slot and having 111 said front wall as the strip is extended bottom; a drum mounted in said housing:

a flexible strip secured to said drumand adapted tobe extended through the opening in the bottom of saidhousing; means adapted to normally hold said strip woundhon saiddrum; indicia on said strip readable through the slotted front wall; and otherindicia on said strip. adapted to be read when theistrip is extended't'rom said housing.

In testimony whereofll have hereunto set my hand at LosAngeles, California, this 6th day ot'June; 1925;

Jotn ritanni RUE%,T"GLL. 

